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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszäh
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsɛː
"Das Fleisch war ein bisschen zäh."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to require a lot of chewing before it can be swallowed easily.
"The steak was rather chewy and difficult to cut." - 2
Soft and yielding to the teeth, like caramel or fudge.
"She baked a batch of delicious, chewy chocolate chip cookies."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English verb 'chew', originating from Old English 'ceowan', combined with the suffix '-y' denoting a quality or condition. First appearing in modern English during the 16th century, it initially described food requiring prolonged mastication before evolving to describe texturally dense or rubbery materials.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chewy" is said worldwide
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moelleux
Transliteration: mwa-lœ
"Ces biscuits sont délicieusement moelleux."
zäh
Transliteration: tsɛː
"Das Fleisch war ein bisschen zäh."
gommoso
Transliteration: ɡomˈmo.zo
"Le caramelle gommose sono le mie preferite."
masticable
Transliteration: mas.tiˈka.βle
"Este caramelo es muy masticable."
mastigável
Transliteration: maʃ.tʃiˈɡa.vɛw
"A carne estava um pouco dura e mastigável."
चबाने योग्य
Transliteration: chabane yogya
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह टॉफ़ी बहुत चबाने योग्य है।"
耐嚼的
Transliteration: nài jiáo de
Script: 中文汉字
"这块牛肉有点难嚼。"
쫄깃쫄깃한
Transliteration: jjol-git-jjol-git-han
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 떡은 식감이 아주 쫄깃쫄깃하다."
噛み応えのある
Transliteration: kamigotae no aru
Script: 日本語
"このお肉は噛み応えがあります。"
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